American Goldfinch

Yeah I should have asked you earlier, I would have got the ID. I am happy that I got it now, because this kingfisher is a very frequent visitor and its bad that I didn't know his name.

Yeah, the hot weather here in the summer usually doesn't yield many birds, either. Wow! That kingfisher is spectacular! Thanks for sharing with me, Namitha!

We have a make shift bird feeder and bird bath, but the weather is too hot so we don't get to observe a lot of birds. Even during December the days are very hot. Absolutely no snow, not even dew [this year].
But there are a lot small birds around here, but the only bird that we see everyday are crows. They don't mind the weather, they are everywhere. And there is also a kingfisher, he is a very frequent visitor. But unlike the crows he comes alone. This is our kingfisher http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/144...

Interesting, Namitha, how they can be very common in one hemisphere, and then quite rare in the other. Do you have a bird feeder? You may see some if you feed them some seeds.

Thanks J,
Its exactly the information I asked for, but honestly I didn't expect the list to be so long. I was interested because, the only finches I have heard of is from Charles Darwin's writings. There aren't many finches in Kerala. Infact I have never seen one.

Thanks Namitha, there are twelve species of finches in New York. They are:
Brambling
Pine Grosbeak
Purple Finch
House Finch
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
European Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak

Of those, the most common probably are:
Purple Finch
House Finch
Evening Grosbeak
American Goldfinch

Hope this helps! :)

Hi J, I was around. Just too busy with college and exams. All the spottings ,you have posted representing winter are really nice. Could you tell me how many species of finches are there in New York. I mean the ones which can be spotted frequently.

Thanks Namitha! Glad to see you around again! I'm busy as well, looking forward to the end of the month as light at the end of a tunnel! :-)

Cool spotting J. It reminds me, though the beginning of our Christmas season is busy with exam schedules, Christmas will come soon.